Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-01

neugeu WIN human CurrlOn.
Modern economists insist that values
in the iifties were far below the figures
of the present day. The absurdity of
this claim is strikingly shown by the
BEES squash story from Blair In 1854
a 158-pound squash equalled in value ten
copies of the Council Bluffs Nonpareil,
or five copies for one year. To-day II
twenty-pound pumpkin could buy out
the entire concern, and the price would
be high at that rate.
About year and q half ago Casper
Habig, an employc the Union Pacific,
was knocked OIL an engine in the
Beatrice yards and seriously injured.
The company Monday gave him 5000
in money, after paying all his doctors
bills and nursing. Habig was fire
man. and in taking water from tho
tank at the north end of the yards, the
pipe-chain broke and he was struck on
the head by the falling pipe. He was
knocked from the engine, and it was
found that the blow had caused par
alysis of his lower limbs, from which he
never recovered.
The representative citizens and offic-
ials OF Falls City are now tapering of II
prolonged spree. in which slick stran-
ger named Ross was the central figure.
Ross represented himself rs chief cngi
neer of the Burlington, and gave it out
on the quiet that he was to survey and
locate machine shops. yards and divis-
ion headquarters. Nothing in the town
was too rich for his blood, Banquets,
big feeds and bubbling wine flowed
freely and frequently. Meanwhile be-
tween drinks, surveys were made and
stakes driven. Bob Clegg, of the
board of trade, swung the
sledge and Postmaster Ryan carried
| the refreshments. The town was about
| to blossom and bloom as a manufacture
| ing center, with myriads of stacks send
ing heavenward the incense of industry
in huge clouds. A band of crack sports
| men hurried to the roosts of wild game
! to secure dainty fodder for the finishing
| least. Another prominent citizen Law
! ished labial sweetness on the chief en-
| gineer and expressed d consuming de-
| sire to aid the enterprise. The modest
| Mr.. Ross intimated, in his usual quiCt
way. that 800 would be Il great convent
| ence for few days. Could he draw?
| Certainly, with great pleasure. Con-
| tracts for posts and ties were thrown
around literally and another gleeful
citizen pressed his warm palms and hon
ored a draft for 800. How many more
drafts were turned into cold cash will
never be known. Men are not anxious
to give themselves away. Mr.. Ross was
suddenly called to Rulo. and the stakes
and drafts remain as unspeakable mo-
mentos OF his energy.
Iowa Items.
| The Cedar Rapids & Chicago road has
| surveyed u line from Cedar Rapids to
| What Cheer.
The Alden Jail is a useless and very
lonesome luxury, it having had no occu-
pants in the past five years.
| Dubuque is now the suicide center of
the state. The high bridge will prove
a great convenience to intending shut
tlers.
The motion for new trial for Mrs.
Hemme, accused of completely in the
murder of her husband at Waterloo, was
granted.
The arrival of the first train on the
Cedar Rapids & Chicago road at Central
City was celebrated with big dinner,
bonfires and fireworks.
A doctor at Delmar was decorated
with eggs by four young ladies of the
place, they alleging that he had circu-
lated scandalOus stories about them.
OF the S2S inmates of the additional
males and 800 males. OF the total num-
education of any kind.
Dakota.
Lincoln county has only $l1 900 in its
treasury.
Union county reports corn crop OF
$500, 900 bushels for 1887.
| Yankton is to have an electric light
with thirty lamps in the street.
The oil famine at Deadwood still con-
tinues, with no prospects of abatement
The number of miles of railroad track
laid in Dakota during the past year is
800.
The physicians of Rapid City complain
that there is not enough sickness in that
place to warrant living for two doctors.
Deadwood is using it's utmost endeav-
Ors to have the Fremont, Elkhorn g. Mis-
souri, Valley railroad build to that city
this winter.
| Montana.
The output of the Jay Gould mine
during the month of October was &c. 400.
Joseph Pierce, who died in Helena
last week, left property to the value OF
100000.
The source of the Yellowstone river
has been found to be in snow bank for
ty-tive miles above Yellowstone lake.
The cattlemen of northern Montana
have experienced greater loss this sea-
son from wolves than during all the past
three years.
The shipments of mutton sheep from
Montana this fall have been enormous.
Over 5000 head have been sent over
the Northern Pacific alone, from eastern
Montana.
The banks, schools and many of the
business houses in Helena closed last
week in honor of the celebration of the
completion OF the Montana Central rail.
road to that city.
About Sl3, 900 in coarse placer gold ar.
rived at the United States assay office al
Helena last week from the Coeur d 'Alenc
country in Idaho. Among it were many
beautiful and valuable nuggets.
Personal Paragraph.
G. H. Brewster, of Oskaloosa, Ia, is
in the city.
Mrs. Downing, OF Davenport, Ia, is al
the Millard.
w. T. Clark, of Des Moines, Ia, is al
the Millard.
Miss Helving. of Wakefield, Neb., is